| Location | Atlanta, GA |
The Sr. Director, Global SIOP, IBP leads the integrated planning process across East West and Vexos' global manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives. The role is accountable for driving predictable execution, cross-functional decision-making, and operational alignment to achieve customer service, working capital, cost, and profitability targets across multiple sites and countries.
Working at the nexus of commercial demand, operational capability, and financial performance, this leader leverages standardized processes, Lean principles, and continuous improvement practices to enhance service levels, optimize inventory, improve delivery performance, and enable scalable, efficient growth.
Responsibilities
SIOP Process Ownership & Governance
Own and continuously improve the monthly SIOP cadence, including:
Demand review
Supply review
Inventory & capacity balancing
Financial reconciliation
Executive SIOP meeting
Establish clear decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability
Ensure adherence to standard work, timelines, and inputs/outputs across all SIOP steps
Demand & Supply Alignment
Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product Management to validate demand forecasts using:
Statistical forecasting
Market intelligence
Sales pipeline and customer insights
Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Logistics to:
Balance demand with capacity and material availability
Identify constraints and mitigation plans
Develop executable supply scenarios
Drive what-if scenario planning to support tradeoff decisions
Inventory & Working Capital Optimization
Lead inventory planning across raw, WIP, and finished goods
Reduce excess & obsolete inventory through:
Root cause analysis
Demand/supply signal improvements
Cross functional action plans
Financial Integration
Ensure tight integration between SIOP and financial commitments
Partner with Finance to ensure one aligned operating plan drives forecast, outlook, and annual budget
Performance Management & Analytics
Define, track, and improve key SIOP KPIs, including:
Forecast Accuracy
Customer Service, OTD
Inventory Turns
Schedule Adherence
Capacity Utilization
Build visual management dashboards and review performance routinely with leadership
Lead data-driven problem solving using Lean / Six Sigma tools
Executive Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
Prepare concise, insight driven materials for executive SIOP reviews
Clearly present risks, tradeoffs, and recommended decisions
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on demand supply financial alignment
Knowledge, Abilities & Skills
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, or manufacturing operations.
5+ years of leadership experience managing regional or global planning teams in a multi-site, global manufacturing environment.
Proven experience leading cross functional planning processes
Demonstrated success improving service levels, inventory performance, and operational efficiency metrics.
Proven experience leading cross functional planning processes
Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into actions
Demonstrates an enthusiastic, proactive, and results oriented approach to problem solving and leadership.
Strong knowledge and practical application of lean methodologies and tools.
Collaborative team player with strong customer focus, urgency in resolving issues, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
Preferred: Experience in electronics manufacturing, electro-mechanical assembly, EMS, or contract manufacturing
We are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.